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Orleans

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See also: Orléans

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From French Orléans, ultimately from Latin Aurelianum, from the name of the Roman emperor Aurelian, who rebuilt the city. More at Aurelius.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.li.ənz/, /ˈɔɹ.liːnz/, /ˌɔɹ.leɪˈɑ̃/, /ˌɔɹ.liˈɑːn/, /ɔːɹˈleɪ(ə)nz/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.li.ənz/, /ɔːˈliː(ə)nz/

Proper noun

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Orleans

  1. A city, the capital of the Loiret department, France; regional capital of Centre-Val de Loire.
  2. A surname from French [in turn transferred from the place name].
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Noun

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Orleans (countable and uncountable, plural Orleans or Orleanses)

  1. (uncountable, textiles) A cloth made of worsted and cotton, used for making clothes.
  2. (countable) A variety of plum.

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Catalan

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Proper noun

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Orleans m or f

  1. Orleans (a city in Centre-Val de Loire, France)

German

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Orleans n (proper noun, strong, genitive Orleanses)

  1. Orleans (a city in Centre-Val de Loire, France)

Occitan

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Proper noun

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Orleans m or f

  1. Orleans (a city in France)

Portuguese

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Proper noun

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Orleans

  1. A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil
  2. Alternative form of Orleães